Domestic boiler.



No. 754,717. PATENTED MAR. 15,,190 4.

S. G. SHOUP.

DOMESTIC BOILER.

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SAXTON O. SHOUP, OF FOST ORIA, OHIO.

DOMESTIC BOILER.

SPECIFICATION formingpart of Letters Patent NO. 754,717, dated March 15,1904:.

Application filed October 17, 1903.

T at whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, SAXTON C. SHOUP, a citizen of the United States,residing atFostoria, in the county ofSeneca and State of Ohio, haveinvented new and useful Improvements in Domestic Boilers, of which thefollowing is a specification,

This invention relates particularly to a domestic boiler or apparatusfor canning fruit,

companying drawings, in which.

Figure 1 is a perspective view of the device. Fig. 2 is a verticalsection thereof. Fig. 3 is a top plan view with the cover removed, andFig. 4 is a perspective view of a grating used to support the cans inthe vessel.

Referring specifically to the drawings, 6 indicates a vessel which maybe of any suitable size or shape and which is adapted to contain thecans of fruit and the water in which they are heated. The vessel has onthe side thereof an outer tube 7, which opens at the bottom into theinterior of the vessel and is open at the top to receive a thermometer,as shown at 8. The temperature of the water in the vessel may thus beascertained by dipping the tube.

preferably disposed in a row across the middle of the vessel and are ofaheight suflicient to extend above the maximum height of Water intendedto be used in the vessel. The tubes Serial No.1'7'7,463 (No model.)

[Serve to permit the heat to pass from the burner or stove below intothe interior of the vessel, and thus assist in heating the water andinmaintaining a heated condition in the air space above the water.

At 10 trays are indicated upon which the cans rest when they are in thevessel. These trays are preferably formed of a number of parallelinverted-V-shaped strips 10, the lower edges of which are secured tocross-bars 10 which rest upon the bottom of the vessel. The trays areremovable from the vessel. When in use, the sharp edges of the stripsare presented to the cans, so that the water may come in contact withevery part thereof.

A removable cover for the vessel is indicated at 11, and it has in thetop thereof a valve 12, which may be opened to allow the escape of thehot air to reduce the temperature in case it gets too high. The vesselis also provided with a faucet 13 to draw off the water after use.

In operation the fruit is packed in the cans, which are then placed onthe trays in the vessel, and sufficient .cold water is then poured inthen set over a fire and brought to the requireddegree of heatsay 140toproduce pasteurization and destroy the ferments, after which the cansmay be taken out and set away to preserve. 7

What I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is

A covered vessel of the kind stated, having a row of open tubesextending through the bottom thereof and upwardly within the same, aregulating-valve in the upper part of the vessel, to allow the escape ofheated air therefrom and a removable tray on each side of the row withinthe vessel. I

In testimony whereof I have signed my name to this specification in thepresence of two subscribing witnesses.

SAXTON C. SHOUP. Witnesses:

JOHN R. BRADNER, JAs. P. MONROE.

to cover the body of the cans. The vessel is

